Miner

Drills holes in rock for the placement of explosives.

o Operates hand held or machine mounted rock drills.

o Accurately positions, aligns and drills holes following the blast‐hole plan.

 Loads blast holes with explosives.

o Prepares primers and detonators.

o Loads and tamps the correct quantity of explosives in each hole as directed.

o Assists in the completion of the blasting circuit.

 Performs pre‐blasting and post‐blasting functions.

o Removes drills, pumps, hoses, hand tools and equipment from the blast area.

o Repositions pumps, hoses and equipment after the blast.

o Adds or removes utilities as directed.

 Ventilation ducts and devices.

 Air lines, water lines, communication lines, rail.

 Prepares the site for mucking (removal of broken rock).

o Wets the muck pile to suppress blasting fumes.

o Scales loose material from the roof and ribs using scaling bars.

o Adds, replaces and repairs ventilation devices as necessary.

 Assists as needed in the mucking cycle.

o Tends hoses, unhooks and hooks muck buckets.

o Relays signals to the Hoist Operator.

 Installs short term roof and rib support as required.

o Installs temporary roof jacks as required.

o Uses hand held or machine mounted rock drills to install rock bolts in the roof and ribs.

 Installs permanent roof and rib support.

o Installs timbers, steel sets, steel liner plates, wooden or steel lagging as required.

o Ties rebar, removes and resets concrete forms maintaining correct alignments.

o Places concrete using concrete buckets or concrete pumps.

 Generally performs all duties associated with the construction of the project that are not specifically assigned to others.

Equal Opportunity Employer